Messiest celeb custody battles

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Alec Baldwin vs. Kim Basinger: In 2007, Alec had his visitation rights suspended after a recording of him calling his daughter, Ireland, a "rude little pig" was made public. The actor has since regained custody rights.

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Katie Holmes, who filed for divorce from Tom Cruise in June, reached a quick divorce settlement that includes custody arrangement for their 6-year-old daughter Suri, according to TMZ.Amy Sussman
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Britney Spears vs. Kevin Federline: In October 2007, Britney Spears lost physical custody of her two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, when a judge cited the pop star's drug and alcohol use. Her ex was granted custody of the kids. She fought hard to regain custody but gave him sole legal and physical custody in July 2008 and settled for continued visitation rights of the boys.
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Melissa Etheridge vs. Tammy Lynn Michaels: According to TMZ, the rocker filed legal documents in April 2012 that former domestic partner Tammy Lynn Michaels had accidentally burned one of the children with a cigarette. TMZ reported in May 2012 that the pair had agreed to joint custody.
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Halle Berry vs. Gabriel Aubry: After five years together, the gorgeous couple split in April 2010 and have been fighting over custody of their daughter, Nahla, ever since.
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Woody Allen vs. Mia Farrow: The actor/director was denied custody of the three children (one biological, two adopted) he shared with Mia Farrow. The acting judge called the director's petition for custody "frivolous," stating that Allen had "demonstrated no parenting skills that would qualify him as an adequate custodian" for the children, according to the L.A. Times.
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Anne Heche vs. Coley Laffon: In May 2007, Laffon claimed in court documents that the actress illustrated "bizarre and delusional behavior" and was psychologically unfit to care for their toddler son, Homer. Heche accused her ex of leaving their kid with nannies and babysitters while he "plays ping-pong, backgammon and poker and views pornography online." In June 2007, a judge awarded them joint custody of their son.AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill
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Harvey Keitel vs. Lorraine Bracco: Though never married, each sought full custody of daughter, Stella, after they broke up. Keitel accused Bracco of cheating on him with actor Edward James Olmos, whom she went on to marry and divorce. Bracco allegedly claimed that Keitel was abusive. Bracco was awarded full custody while Keitel was granted visitation rights after six years of battling.
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Dwayne Wade vs. Siohvaughn Wade: Following a nasty custody battle with his ex-wife, a Chicago court awarded the Miami Heat player sole "care, custody and control" of his two sons in March 2011. "My life changed in a huge way. Mentally, I've been preparing for it for over a year now. To me, it's bigger than that. For me, it shows a lot of people that you need to fight to be in your kids' lives sometimes. You fight until you can't fight any more. That's all I was trying to be, a father in his kids' lives," Wade told the Associated Press.AP Photo/Wade Family, Bob Metelus
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Christie Brinkley vs. Peter Cook: In November 2011, the supermodel landed back in court seeking fines for ex-husband "inflammatory communications," including bullying her via email. The Uptown Girl has also accused her ex of failing to pay $32,000 in child support for school and summer camp fees.AP Photo/Ed Betz
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